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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... Coagulation #Bleeding ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenic Purpura Clinical ... Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... only for severe bleeding ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... - History of bleeding ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... bypass), LFT (liver ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Megaloblastic anemia, Liver ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... diseases, Bleeding ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Fever is the main clinical ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... arthritis, Skin rash ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... organ damage Clinical ... DIC • Severe Liver ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology